1. Murrysville Pg? Date:?

2. Elevation 1,286 feet

3. Describe how a river changes when slope is changed from 10 degrees to 25 degrees effects the streams path?

4. An Oxbow lake is formed when a meander curves into a loop..
Oxbow lake-the start
An Oxbow lake is formed when a meander curves into a loop..
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5. Ox-bow lake
This is an Ox-bow lake.
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6. There`s a thin bit of land in the loop.1.
There`s a thin bit of land in the loop.
When the land in the loop gets thinner the river breaks through and makes a new path 2. 3.
The ox bow lake is left
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7. FLOODPLAIN
The floodplain is a piece of flat land in a river valley close to the river bank. It is usually found in lower course rivers.
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8. Floodplain
A flood Plain is flat land each side of the river . If there is heavy rain or melting snow the river will flood.
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9. Estuary This is an estuary by the sea …………..
An estuary is where the river widens out .
This is the mouth of the river where it
runs into the sea.
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10. Estuary There are different types of estuaries.
This is a salt marsh estuary
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11. Mouth
End of the river. Where the river empties

12. Turtle Creek runs into Monongahela River That runs into the Ohio River The Ohio River runs into the Mississippi River The Mississippi runs into the Gulf of ?

13. Hwk: Could Turtle Creek change its direction? Why?